Where Will Vincent Van Go?

 Well, our journey to Florida is over, but man, was it full of excitement! After the last post we visited our friends Doug and Tanya in the Orlando area (Tanya used to live with my family when she came over to the US from Rrussia in the 90s) which was awesome! I played some chess with their son Michael, I did some Rubix Cubes with their son Michael, and we went to see one of the nearby springs with Tanya! Next time we will float down it, but we didn't have time this visit sadly. Because...     Our next stop was the Master of Tides cruise with Lindsey Stirling! Last September Julie and I went on a cruise (her first cruising) and saw Lindsey Stirling in concert (our first time seeing her live) and loved both things! So when we heard that she was hosting a cruise we signed up and boy howdy are we glad we did! The cruise was AWESOME!     We boarded the ship on Tuesday morning bright and early! It was a beautiful sunny day, and we got some good seats on the upper de...

Our journey around the US continues! Our next stop after Los Alamos was to visit Julie's cousin in Chattanooga TN! We got to spend time with them and their 2 daughters, play some games, have some good discussions about life and stuff and things, and generally just catch up. After visiting them we had a few days until our next stop, so we decided to check out one of Georgia's state parks, Cloudland Canyon State Park! It has an awesome campground, great hiking trails, waterfall and canyon views, and is entirely pleasant in late April temperature wise! Be warned, the trails down to the waterfall includes many stairs, so if you are trying to get a good knee/leg workout, it is a great option!   Our next stop after Cloudland Canyon was the home of my good friend from Big Lake, Billy, and his wife Brittany! They live near Calhoun, GA on a beautiful property with plenty of trees, a beautiful field, and a pond! Their oldest child goes to school, so unfortunately we didn't get to spe...